There are some general goals that many psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapists have in common (Gabbard, 2004, 2005). Patients should become more adept at resolving unconscious conflicts within themselves. As a result of psychodynamic or psychoanalytic therapy, patients should know themselves better and feel more authentic or real. As a result of understanding their own reactions to other people, patients should have improved relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. Patients should be able, after therapy is completed, to distinguish their own view of reality from real events that have taken place. These goals apply to all systems of psychoanalysis.